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Theological Doctrines as Scientific Theories? Thinking along with and beyond McGrath
International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract McGrath's recent analysis of the parallels between scientific theory formation and the development of theological doctrine in The Nature of Christian Doctrine (OUP, 2024) is insightful and largely compelling, but also raises some questions and areas for further exploration. First, there is a remarkable back‐and‐forth between uses of ‘doctrine’
Gijsbert van den Brink
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This response to Alister McGrath’s The Nature of Christian Doctrine examines the interplay between Scripture, the Rule of Faith, and evolving Christian doctrine and tradition. Focusing on McGrath’s critique of Lindbeck’s presentation of doctrinal modalities, the article explores how doctrinal formation involves primarily synchronic (canonical),
Tomas Bokedal
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Ho eschatos: The eschatological Christ and the future of reformed theology
In die Skriflig, 2013 The doctrine on Christ brings us to the heart of our Christian faith and also that of dogmatics and theology in general. It is therefore not strange that theological research throughout history, and even more so today, focuses to a great extent on ...
Callie F.C. Coetzee
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Pocohontas's baptism : Reformed theology and the paradox of desire [PDF]
, 1999 Seeking to elucidate certain elements of Reformed theology, the writer explores the conversion narrative concerning the baptism, in the early 17th century, of the Native American woman Pocahontas.
Fudge, Erica
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, EarlyView.Abstract This article examines the doctrine of Christ’s two states of humiliation and exaltation in Herman Bavinck’s and John Calvin’s thought, with the aim of illuminating Bavinck’s use of Calvin. The article begins by exploring Calvin’s use of the two states and argues that his treatment of Christ’s descent into hell is an important though ...
Sarah Killam Crosby
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‘“That God May Have Mercy Upon All”: A Review-Essay of Matthias Gockel’s Barth and Schleiermacher on the Doctrine of Election’ [PDF]
, 2008 ‘“That God May Have Mercy Upon All”: A Review-Essay of Matthias Gockel’s Barth and Schleiermacher on the Doctrine of Election’. Journal of Reformed Theology 2, no.
Jason Goroncy
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The Public Character of Church in the Digital Age☆
International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 28, Issue 1, Page 75-93, January 2026.Abstract The rise of digital technology in recent decades has led to a rapid change of communication and interaction within society and its public dimensions. As this shift in the technological landscape raises theological questions about the appropriate ecclesial use of digital technology, it also touches upon fundamental questions about the church's ...
Benedikt Levin Heymann
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Integrering en koördinering van bedienings in identiteitsontdekking en -ontwikkeling
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2018 Integration and coordination of ministries in identity finding and identity development. In this article Nel’s argument that ministries (in the building up of the local congregation) need each other to facilitate the discovery and development of identity
Neels Marais
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The Sacramental Foundations of Ecclesial Identity: Barrier or Passageway to Ecumenical Unity? [PDF]
, 2013 Two important events this year make it clear that ecclesiology still deserves a prominent place on the theological agenda. Pope Francis announced the creation of a council of cardinals to assist him in governing the world-wide Catholic Church. During the
Wood, Susan
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‘John Calvin: Servant of the Word’ [PDF]
, 2014 ‘John Calvin: Servant of the Word’, Pages 13–40 in Calvin: The Man and the Legacy. Edited by Murray Rae, Peter Matheson and Brett Knowles.
Jason Goroncy
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